Fishermen protesting against Vizhinjam port demanding rehabilitation and livelihood. Infrastructure Finance Update. August 2022 https://www.cenfa.org/fishermen-protesting-against-vizhinjam-port-demanding-rehabilitation-and-livelihood/ By Shivani Dwivedi | September 20, 2022
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) reported a 16.86% drop in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,091.56 crore for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on Monday. Adani Ports, which is constructing a transshipment port in Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram, has petitioned the Kerala High Court for police protection against protesters protesting the development work. In their petition, the Adani Group claimed that the continued agitation by fishermen posed a threat to the lives of its employees and that, despite representations, the government was taking no action. Since a few weeks, a large number of fishermen have been protesting outside the main entrance of the multi-purpose seaport in nearby Mulloor, pressing their seven-point charter of demands, which include halting construction work and conducting a coastal impact study in connection with the multi-crore project. Protesters claim that the unscientific construction of bridges, or artificial sea walls as part of the future Vizhinjam port is one of the causes of the district’s increasing coastline erosion.
FISHING COMMUNITIES’ RESISTANCE AGAINST VIZHINJAM ADANI INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT, KERALA AJ Vijayan, Coastal Watch; Sharanya Raj, Convenor, K Rail Virudha Janakeeya Samithi;
Anto Elias, Kerala Swatantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) https://www.facebook.com/NAPMindia/videos/2314581422035503